Best Coffee Cake Ever
Ingredients
Cake Batter
Dry Crumble
Mike's Butterscotch Praline Frosting
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
- 2
Prepare a bundt pan (or 13x9x3 baking pan) by spraying with cooking spray or coating lightly with Crisco, then flour (dumping out excess).
- 3
**Make the batter:** With an electric mixer or wire whisk, mix together in the following order:
- 4
**Make the dry crumble:** Combine the reserved 2 Tbsp cake mix, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pecans.
- 5
**Assemble:** Pour about half the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle half the crumble over the batter. Pour remaining batter on top, then sprinkle with remaining crumble.
- 6
**Marbleize:** Press and zig-zag a knife through the batter once to slightly swirl the crumble and batter together.
- 7
Bake for 45 minutes at 350°F, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- 8
**Make the frosting:** Heat brown sugar, butter, and milk in a saucepan, whisking constantly until it comes to a boil. Continue boiling and whisking for 1 minute.
- 9
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Gradually whisk in powdered sugar.
- 10
Stir gently 3-5 minutes until it starts to cool and thicken to a smooth consistency.
- 11
While still slightly warm and pourable, drizzle over the cooled cake. If it cools too much, spread with an icing spatula.
- 12
Optional: Garnish with a sprinkle of pecan bits.
💡 Cook's Notes
**Alternative pans:** If using a 13x9x3 baking pan instead of bundt, bake at 300°F for 1 hour. For cupcakes, bake at 350°F for 18-20 minutes. **Coconut amount:** The 1/2 cup gives a subtle coconut hint. For more pronounced coconut flavor, use up to 1 cup.
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